New optical modules could improve thyroid cancer screening
Credit: LUCA Project HOLLYWOOD, FL -- Early diagnosis in thyroid cancer can improve a patient's likelihood of recovery, but current screening methods use instruments with...
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Why are women at high breast cancer risk not having supplemental MRI screening?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2018--Women at high lifetime breast cancer risk might benefit from breast MRI screening in...
Wearable heart rate monitor could signal low blood sugar in type 1 diabetes
CHICAGO--A wearable medical patch measuring the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate is a promising device for the early detection of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar,...
Insulin pump known to be effective in adolescents, adults also benefits children
CHICAGO--The MiniMed™ 670G insulin pump system (Medtronic, Northridge, California) can improve glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes as young as 7 years of...
Visual recognition: Seeing the world through the eyes of rodents
Man or woman, happy or sad. Sometimes a glance is enough to say it. Yet, the visual process that allows us to recognize the gender...
Deeper insight into viral infections
An infection with cytomegalovirus is usually harmless for adults. However, during pregnancy the virus can be transmitted to the unborn baby and cause malformations. Once...
Suicide risk for youth sharply higher in the months after self-harm
New York, NY (March 19, 2018)--A study led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) revealed that young Americans had a sharply higher risk of...
University of Liverpool awarded £1.6 million to develop novel meningitis blood test
(University of Liverpool) Researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing a new commercial blood test to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with...
Wives of many prostate cancer sufferers made ill or feel undermined by the disease
Copenhagen: Many wives of advanced prostate cancer sufferers feel that their lives are being undermined by their husband's illness, with nearly half reporting that their...
New method manages and stores data from millions of nerve cells — in real time
Recent developments in neuroscience set high requirements for sophisticated data management, not least when implantable Brain Machine Interfaces are used to establish electronic communication between...
In children with obesity, impulsivity may be linked with greater weight loss when treated
CHICAGO--Children with obesity may be more impulsive than those with normal weight, but during family-based behavioral treatment (FBT), the more impulsive of children with obesity...
Study finds changes in intestines leads to reversal of diabetes after weight-loss surgery
CHICAGO--A new study helps explain changes in the intestines that may be responsible for the reversal of diabetes in people who undergo a type of...
NTU Singapore launches nationwide research initiative to promote lung health
Singapore, March 19, 2018 -- To understand the unique characteristics of lung diseases in Singapore and improve their prevention, treatment and care services, Nanyang Technological...
Tiny implants for cells are functional in vivo
(University of Basel) For the first time, an interdisciplinary team from the University of Basel has succeeded in integrating artificial organelles into the cells of...
Epidural stimulation shown to normalize blood pressure following spinal cord injury
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience chronically low blood pressure that negatively affects their health, their quality of life...
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